Transcription
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- [gohsh]
- /goʊʃ/
- /ɡəʊʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gohsh]
- /goʊʃ/
Definitions of gauche word
- adjective gauche lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche. 1
- adverb gauche on or to the left-hand side. 1
- noun gauche Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward. 1
- adjective gauche socially awkward 1
- adjective gauche If you describe someone as gauche, you mean that they are awkward and uncomfortable in the company of other people. 0
- adjective gauche lacking ease of manner; tactless 0
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Origin of gauche
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < French: awkward, left; Middle French, derivative of gauchir to turn, veer < Germanic
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Parts of speech for Gauche
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gauche popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
gauche usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gauche
adj gauche
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
- graceless — without any sense of right or propriety.
- green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
adjective gauche
- tactless — lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.
- callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
Antonyms for gauche
adj gauche
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- mannerly — having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- tactful — having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
- tasteful — having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
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